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Washing Machine Won't Spin With Clothes In

SMsmeghead
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Hi

I have an Electrolux washer, however a couple of days ago it seemed to start working fine when empty, however it does not seem to work when we put clothes in it.

I put in a Jacket and it went part way through cycle and then seemed to reset itself back to start of programme and hold itself there.

I tried to spin my jacket (13 minute programme) but machine spun slowley for about 1 minute, stopped for about 1 minute, then slowley again. ( we tried this twice) , and at about the 4 - 5 minute mark again it seemed to reset back to start of programme (ie spin )and hold itself there

I turned machine off, took jacket out, and set to spin whilst empty, and it wizzed round no problem. Waited for it to stop, put jacket in....same senario as above 1 min spin 1 min stop.

Took jacket out, reset to spin, and lo and behold spinning like a spinning top from the 70s.

Finally we set a wash programme (empty) and it seemed to go throughwhole cycle no problem.

So...Is my washer allergic to clothes.

Thankyou all...

PS. I have bet my wife that I can solve this before she rings a washer repair man....so my faith is in you...

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Electrolux washer spins empty but not with a single item load

The problem
The washing machine completed spin and wash programmes when empty, but with a jacket inside it only turned slowly, paused repeatedly, then appeared to return to the start of the programme and stay there.
Likely cause
The accepted reply points to the machine not spinning properly with one item or a very small load. This suggests an out-of-balance or load-detection issue with small/single-item loads, rather than a fault confirmed by testing.
What fixed it
Avoid testing with just one item or a very small load and try a normal balanced load. No specific component repair was documented in the discussion.
Checks to try
  • Machine spun normally on a spin programme when empty
  • Machine appeared to complete a wash programme when empty
  • With one jacket in, spin was slow, paused, and then seemed to reset to the start of the programme
  • The same behaviour happened repeatedly with the jacket fitted
Cause identifiedGenerated 19 Aug 2026 · AI summaries can make mistakes — read the full thread below.
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WhitegoodshelpVerified Engineer
Answered over 14 years ago

Try this Washing machine wont spin just one item or very small loads

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